OAKLAND — PG&E is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of three suspects responsible for robbing a utility crew in Oakland earlier this week.

Shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday, two PG&E crew members were working in a trench in the 2800 block of E. 8th Street in Oakland and a third man was on the street above the trench.

Three men came walking up on nearby Portwood Avenue and waved the man on the street over. The man went over and when he turned his back and started to walk away, one of three grabbed him around the neck and put a gun to his head, authorities said.

They also threatened the two employees in the trench. All three handed over their wallets and no one was injured, authorities said.

The three suspects ran east on E. 8th Street, and then northbound on Portwood Avenue.

One suspect was described as an African American man in his late teens to mid-twenties, 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 220 lbs. He had a beard and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored pants.

A second suspect was described as an African American man in his late teens, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 230 lbs. He also had a beard and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored pants.

The third suspect was described as an African American man in his late teens standing 5 feet 8 inches and weighing about 140 lbs. He was wearing glasses and black hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored pants. More detailed descriptions of the suspects were not available.

The case remains under investigation by Oakland police. Anyone with information should call the robbery unit at 510-238-3326.

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